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enBulgaria Steps Up Efforts Against Drug Trafficking Across Its Bordershttp://wvtf.org/post/bulgaria-steps-efforts-against-drug-trafficking-across-its-borders
As heroin addiction grows in the United States, the U.S. is focusing on the global supply chain, and officials believe one crucial link in it moves through Bulgaria, delivering most of the heroin that enters Europe — and some of what winds up on American streets.<p>On a recent day at a checkpoint on the Bulgaria-Turkey border, more than a hundred trucks were queued up in each direction, waiting to get through.Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:09:00 +0000Ari Shapiro38938 at http://wvtf.orgBulgaria Steps Up Efforts Against Drug Trafficking Across Its BordersRussia And The West Play Tug Of War; Serbia Feels Caught In The Middlehttp://wvtf.org/post/russia-and-west-play-tug-war-serbia-feels-caught-middle
Serbia stands at a crossroads these days, pulled in one direction by Russia, a longtime ally, and tugged in another by Western Europe, which holds the promise of economic opportunities despite its current financial troubles.<p>Given the friction between Russia and the West these days, it's increasingly difficult for a small country like Serbia to have it both ways.<p>At a park in the center of Belgrade, Serbia, Russia has paid for huge renovations and a brand new statue showing the last Russian czar, Nicholas II, standing proudly at attention in a military uniform holding a sword and a crown, Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:36:00 +0000Ari Shapiro38871 at http://wvtf.orgRussia And The West Play Tug Of War; Serbia Feels Caught In The MiddleEurope's Migrant Crisis Spreads Ashore As Refugees Enter Bulgaria On Foothttp://wvtf.org/post/europes-migrant-crisis-spreads-ashore-refugees-enter-bulgaria-foot
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Europe%27s+Migrant+Crisis+Spreads+Ashore+As+Refugees+Enter+Bulgaria+On+Foot&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ARUN RATH, HOST: <p>Refugees from Iraq and Syria are trying to escape the conflicts in their countries by setting off for Europe.Sat, 20 Jun 2015 21:31:00 +0000Ari Shapiro38808 at http://wvtf.orgMigrants Set On Getting To Europe Try Crossing Between Turkey And Bulgariahttp://wvtf.org/post/migrants-set-getting-europe-try-crossing-between-turkey-and-bulgaria
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Migrants+Set+On+Getting+To+Europe+Try+Crossing+Between+Turkey+And+Bulgaria&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:16:00 +0000Ari Shapiro38643 at http://wvtf.orgIn The Rolling Hills Of Galway, Spirit Of W.B. Yeats Lives Onhttp://wvtf.org/post/rolling-hills-galway-spirit-wb-yeats-lives
William Butler Yeats, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, was born in Ireland 150 years ago this week, and across the country, the Irish are celebrating with public readings and festivals.<p>But his presence has never left rural County Galway, in far western Ireland, where Yeats spent many years, far from the big cities.Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:03:00 +0000Ari Shapiro38440 at http://wvtf.orgIn The Rolling Hills Of Galway, Spirit Of W.B. Yeats Lives On